UAE family matters Q&As: how can I prove I am fit to keep custody of my child?

In my column in The National newspaper, I answer an Egyptian woman who wants to know whether it is possible to apply the rule of her home country in the UAE in a family dispute, in this case as it relates to the age of the children when custody passes to the father. As I explain, religious laws from other countries take precedence in the UAE, so would indeed be applicable. I also explain to a concerned mother what she must do in order to prove she is a fit mother to her children, given her ex-husband seems to be ready to dispute custody.